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Conceptualization And Development Of A Dam Break Life-Loss Estimation Model, Maged A. Aboelata
Conceptualization And Development Of A Dam Break Life-Loss Estimation Model, Maged A. Aboelata
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Catastrophic events such as dam failures or severe floods are considered to be of low probability, although their consequences can be extremely high and might include loss of life. Earlier studies have linked circumstances surrounding historical darn failure events to actual loss of life and produced formulations using statistical analysis of these events. Shortcomings of these methods include the inability to adjust life-loss estimates based on the type of dam failure, global averaging of population at risk, and ignoring the dynamics of the evacuation process.
The main objective of this research is to develop a practical and improved life-loss estimation …